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chinkee
 Post subject: Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2010, 09:51 

Joined: 25 Jan 2010, 15:48
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Myth: People with disabilities are brave and courageous.
Fact: Adjusting to a disability requires adapting to a lifestyle, not bravery and courage.


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 Post subject: Re: Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2010, 09:52 

Joined: 25 Jan 2010, 15:48
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Myth: All persons who use wheelchairs are chronically ill or sickly.
Fact: The association between wheelchair use and illness may have evolved through hospitals using wheelchairs to transport sick people. A person may use a wheelchair for a variety of reasons, none of which may have anything to do with lingering illness.


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 Post subject: Re: Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2010, 09:54 

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Myth: Wheelchair use is confining; people who use wheelchairs are "wheelchair-bound."
Fact: A wheelchair, like a bicycle or an automobile, is a personal assistive device that enables someone to get around.


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 Post subject: Re: Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2010, 09:56 

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Myth: There is nothing one person can do to help eliminate the barriers confronting people with disabilities.
Fact: Everyone can contribute to change. You can help remove barriers by:
* Understanding the need for accessible parking and leaving it for those who need it
* Encouraging participation of people with disabilities in community activities by using accessible meeting and event sites
* Understanding children's curiosity about disabilities and people who have them
* Advocating a barrier-free environment
* Speaking up when negative words or phrases are used about disability
* Writing producers and editors a note of support when they portray someone with a disability as a "regular person" in the media
* Accepting people with disabilities as individuals capable of the same needs and feelings as yourself, and hiring qualified disabled persons whenever possible.
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chinkee
 Post subject: Re: Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2010, 09:56 

Joined: 25 Jan 2010, 15:48
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Myth: All persons with hearing disabilities can read lips.
Fact: Lip-reading skills vary among people who use them and are never entirely reliable.


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chinkee
 Post subject: Re: Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2010, 09:58 

Joined: 25 Jan 2010, 15:48
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Myth: People who are blind acquire a "sixth sense."
Fact: Although most people who are blind develop their remaining senses more fully, they do not have a "sixth sense."
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chinkee
 Post subject: Re: Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2010, 10:00 

Joined: 25 Jan 2010, 15:48
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Myth: People with disabilities are more comfortable with "their own kind."
Fact: In the past, grouping people with disabilities in separate schools and institutions reinforced this misconception. Today, many people with disabilities take advantage of new opportunities to join mainstream society.
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chinkee
 Post subject: Re: Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2010, 10:01 

Joined: 25 Jan 2010, 15:48
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Myth: Non-disabled people are obligated to "take care of" people with disabilities.
Fact: Anyone may offer assistance, but most people with disabilities prefer to be responsible for themselves.
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chinkee
 Post subject: Re: Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2010, 10:02 

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Myth: Curious children should never ask people about their disabilities.
Fact: Many children have a natural, uninhibited curiosity and may ask questions that some adults consider embarrassing. But scolding curious children may make them think having a disability is "wrong" or "bad." Most people with disabilities won't mind answering a child's question.
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chinkee
 Post subject: Re: Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities
PostPosted: 02 Feb 2010, 10:03 

Joined: 25 Jan 2010, 15:48
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Myth: The lives of people with disabilities are totally different than the lives of people without disabilities.
Fact: People with disabilities go to school, get married, work, have families, do laundry, grocery shop, laugh, cry, pay taxes, get angry, have prejudices, vote, plan and dream like everyone else.
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